Name: Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
Author: Horatio Alger Jr.
ISBN: 978-1342079565

Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant

By Horatio Alger Jr. 30 Jul, 2020

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Brief Extract: Paul now found himself in the enviable position of one who, at eleven o'clock, had succeeded in disposing of his entire stock in trade, and that at an excellent profit, as we soon shall see. Business had been more brisk with him than with many merchants on a larger scale, who sometimes keep open their shops all day without taking in enough to pay expenses. But, then, it is to be considered that in Paul's case expenses were not a formidable item. He had no rent to pay, for one thing, nor clerk hire, being competent to attend to his entire business single-handed. All his expense, in fact, was the first cost of his stock in trade, and he had so fixed his prices as to insure a good profit on that. So, on the whole, Paul felt very well satisfied at the result of his experiment, for this was his first day in the prize-package business. Less

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